Ionarts on Opera

Operas Reviewed: Adams · Doctor Atomic, San Francisco Opera (October 4, 2005) Adès · The Tempest, Santa Fe Opera (July 31, 2006) Bartók · Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, Baltimore Symphony (November 22, 2005) · Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Washington National Opera (September 23, 2006) Bellini · La Sonnambula, Baltimore Opera (November 14, 2005) Bizet · Carmen, Santa Fe Opera (August 2, 2006) Britten · Albert Herring, Catholic University Opera Theater (March 19, 2005) · Billy Budd, Washington National Opera (September 29, 2004) · Gloriana, Opera Theater of St. Louis (June 28, 2005) · Peter Grimes, Santa Fe Opera (July 24, 2005) · The Turn of the Screw, Châteauville Foundation (May 25, 2006) Burrs, Leslie Savoy · Vanqui, concert performance (March 9, 2006) Carter, Elliott · What Next?, Tanglewood Festival (June 28, 2006) Cavalli · La Didone, Ignoti Dei Opera (June 18, 2006) Cimarosa · Il Matrimonio Segreto, University of Maryland Opera Studio (April 28, 2006) Donizetti · L'Elisir d'Amore, Washington National Opera (April 3, 2006) · La Fille du Régiment, Opera Bel Cantanti (October 18, 2005) Gershwin · Porgy and Bess, Washington National Opera (November 5, 2005) Giordano · Andrea Chénier, Washington National Opera (September 24, 2004) Golijov · Ainadamar, Santa Fe Opera (August 2, 2005) Gounod · Roméo et Juliette, Wolf Trap Opera, concert performance (July 25, 2006) Heggie · Dead Man Walking, Baltimore Opera (March 14, 2006) Hindemith · Hin und zurück, Tanglewood Festival (July 28, 2006) Krása, Hans · Brundibár, Washington National Opera (August 14, 2005) Lully · Acis et Galatée, Opera Lafayette, concert performance (February 22, 2005) Mascagni · Cavalleria Rusticana, Washington Concert Opera (November 1, 2005) Massenet · Cendrillon, Santa Fe Opera (August 5, 2006) · Cendrillon, Washington Summer Opera (June 16, 2005) · Esclarmonde, Washington Concert Opera (April 10, 2005) Monk, Meredith · Impermanence, Meredith Monk Ensemble (February 26, 2006) Mozart · The Abduction from the Seraglio, National Symphony Orchestra, concert performance (January 27, 2006) · La Clemenza di Tito, Washington National Opera (May 9, 2006) · Così Fan Tutte, Opera Theater of Northern Virginia (March 4, 2006) · Idomeneo, Opera Lafayette, concert performance (June 4, 2006) · Lucio Silla, Santa Fe Opera (July 21, 2005) · The Magic Flute, Santa Fe Opera (August 1, 2006) · The Magic Flute, Salzburg Marionnettes (November 9, 2005) · Il Rè Pastore, Orchestre des Folies Françoises, concert performance (March 26, 2006) Mussorgsky · Boris Godunov, Kirov Opera (January 22, 2005) Offenbach · Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Baltimore Opera (May 2, 2005) Picker, Tobias · An American Tragedy, Met broadcast (December 24, 2005) Poulenc · Dialogues des Carmélites, Opera International (August 6, 2004) Puccini · La Bohème, Wolf Trap Opera (August 2, 2004) · Gianni Schicchi, Washington National Opera (September 23, 2006) · Madama Butterfly, Washington National Opera (November 13, 2006) · Il Tabarro, Washington Concert Opera (November 1, 2005) · Tosca, Washington National Opera (May 15, 2005) · Turandot, Kirov Opera (February 21, 2006) Rossini · The Barber of Seville, Santa Fe Opera (July 23, 2005) · La Cenerentola, Wolf Trap Opera (August 21, 2005) · Le Comte Ory, Wolf Trap Opera Company (July 22, 2006) · L'Italiana in Algeri, Washington National Opera (May 16, 2006) · Tancredi, Washington Concert Opera (April 6, 2006) · Rossini, Il Viaggio a Reims, Mariinsky Theater (May 31, 2006) Saariaho, Kaija · Adriana Mater, radio broadcast (July 16, 2006) Sacchini, Antonio · Œdipe à Colone, Opera Lafayette, concert performance (May 15, 2005) Saint-Saëns · Samson et Dalila, Washington National Opera (May 18, 2005) Simpson, Andrew · The Furies, Catholic University (February 13, 2006) Strauss, J. · Die Fledermaus, Washington National Opera (April 14, 2004) Strauss, R. · Capriccio, Opéra national de Paris (July 11, 2004) · Daphne, concert performance with Renée Fleming (October 20, 2005) · Salome, Santa Fe Opera (August 6, 2006) Stravinsky · Mavra, Tanglewood Festival (July 28, 2006) · Le Rossignol, film version on NPR (December 22, 2005) Tchaikovsky · Iolanta, Opera Bel Cantanti (June 9, 2006) · The Maid of Orleans, Washington National Opera (April 7, 2005) Telemann · Orpheus, Wolf Trap Opera (June 18, 2006) Verdi · Luisa Miller, Washington Concert Opera (June 9, 2005) · Il Trovatore, Washington National Opera (October 25, 2004) · I Vespri Siciliani, Washington National Opera (September 29, 2005) Wagner · Parsifal, Kirov Opera (February 23, 2006) · Das Rheingold, Washington National Opera (April 1, 2006) · Das Rheingold, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh (July 16, 2005) · Die Walküre, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh (July 19, 2005) · Die Walküre, Washington National Opera (April 14, 2004) · Die Walküre, National Symphony Orchestra (Act III, concert performance) (January 13, 2006) Wheeler, Scott · Democracy, Washington National Opera (January 29, 2005) All Posts: Rossini, Il Viaggio a Reims, Mariinsky Theater (May 31, 2006) Bartók, Duke Bluebeard's Castle and Schoenberg, Erwartung, Covent Garden (May 30, 2006) Summer Opera: "Orfeo" with Le Concert d’Astrée (May 29, 2006) Summer Opera: Fielding's "Tom Thumb" (May 28, 2006) Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists at Renwick Gallery (May 28, 2006) Britten, The Turn of the Screw, Châteauville Foundation (May 25, 2006) Wagner, Parsifal, P. Domingo, C. Thielemann (May 25, 2006) Met Gala on NPR/PBS (May 18, 2006) Rossini, L'Italiana in Algeri, Washington National Opera (May 16, 2006) Opera in the Summer 2006 (May 15, 2006) Juan Diego Flórez, Sentimiento Latino (May 11, 2006) Mozart, La Clemenza di Tito, Washington National Opera (May 9, 2006) Opera on DVD: La Clemenza di Tito (May 9, 2006) Britten, The Turn of the Screw, Mariinsky Theater (May 2, 2006) Cimarosa, Il Matrimonio Segreto, Maryland Opera Studio (April 28, 2006) Opera on DVD: Dialogues des Carmélites (April 17, 2006) Esa-Pekka Salonen on Adriana Mater (April 15, 2006) Anna Netrebko, La Traviata and Sempre Libera (April 14, 2006) Rossini, Tancredi, Washington Concert Opera (April 6, 2006) Kaija Saariaho, Adriana Mater (April 5, 2006) Donizetti, L'Elisir d'Amore, Washington National Opera (April 3, 2006) Schubert, Fierrabras, Théâtre du Châtelet (April 3, 2006) Das Rheingold, Washington National Opera (April 1, 2006) Kaija Saariaho, L'Amour de Loin, DVD (March 30, 2006) American Ring, Washington National Opera (March 27, 2006) Luigi Zaninelli, Snow White (March 27, 2006) Das Rheingold, Washington National Opera (March 26, 2006) Mozart, Il Rè Pastore, Sandrine Piau, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (March 26, 2006) Marriage of Figaro in Paris (March 23, 2006) Washington National Opera 50th Anniversary Gala (March 21, 2006) Next Year at Paris Opera (March 20, 2006) Gounod's Polyeucte (March 17, 2006) Dead Man Walking, Baltimore Opera (March 14, 2006) Vanqui, Clarice Smith Center (March 9, 2006) Mazeppa at the Met (March 9, 2006) Next Season at the Châtelet (March 7, 2006) Heggie, Dead Man Walking, Recording (March 6, 2006) Mozart, Così Fan Tutte, Opera Theater of Northern Virginia (March 4, 2006) Meredith Monk, Impermanence (February 26, 2006) Martinů's Juliette in Paris (February 25, 2006) Wagner, Parsifal, Kirov Opera (February 23, 2006) Puccini, Turandot, Kirov Opera (February 21, 2006) Scarlatti, Il Primo Omicidio, in Lyon (February 20, 2006) Der Rosenkavalier in Chicago (February 18, 2006) Mazeppa in Lyon (February 16, 2006) Destouches, Callirhoé, Le Concert Spirituel (February 14, 2006) Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Opera Lafayette (February 13, 2006) Andrew Simpson, The Furies (February 13, 2006) New Opera Notes (February 11, 2006) Alan Held at Wolf Trap (February 5, 2006) Daniel Ginsberg Takes Down Il Divo (February 5, 2006) Opera on DVD: Chabrier's L'Etoile (February 1, 2006) Philidor's Tom Jones in Lausanne (January 29, 2006) Handel, Radamisto, Il Complesso Barocco (January 28, 2006) Abduction from the Seraglio, National Symphony Orchestra (January 27, 2006) Sandrine Piau, Handel Arias (January 26, 2006) Pascal Dusapin's New Faust (January 25, 2006) Jennifer Check, Young Concert Artists (January 24, 2006) Jean Reno Directs Puccini (January 21, 2006) Dmitri Hvorostovsky at the Kennedy Center (January 20, 2006) Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Handel Arias (January 20, 2006) Prokofiev, Love for Three Oranges, in Paris (January 18, 2006) Birgit Nilsson on Disc (January 15, 2006) Zaninelli, Snow White, in Florence (January 14, 2006) Die Walküre, Act I, National Symphony (January 13, 2006) Smetana, Bartered Bride, in London (January 13, 2006) Birgit Nilsson Rides to Valhalla (January 12, 2006) Portland Opera, Rape of Lucretia (January 12, 2006) Rameau's Dardanus, Pinchgut Opera (January 10, 2006) Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, Jean-Marie Leclair's Scylla et Glaucus (1746) (January 4, 2006) Francesca Zambello's American Ring, Washington National Opera (January 2, 2006) Opera Preview 2006 (December 31, 2005) Listening to An American Tragedy (December 24, 2005) Stravinsky, Le Rossignol, film by Christian Chauvet, with Natalie Dessay (December 22, 2005) Opera Lafayette, La Maison Française, Opera Excerpts by Melani, Charpentier (December 19, 2005) Mariinsky Young Singers in Paris (December 14, 2005) 2006-2007 Season, Washington National Opera, Part 2 (December 9, 2005) 2006-2007 Season, Washington National Opera (December 8, 2005) Tobias Picker, An American Tragedy, Met Premiere (December 7, 2005) Bryn Terfel Taking Year Off, Domingo as Parsifal in Los Angeles, Kenneth Branagh to Film Magic Flute (December 6, 2005) Enescu, Oedipe (December 3, 2005) Shostakovich, The Nose in Paris (December 3, 2005) Offenbach Festival in Lyon (December 2, 2005) Opera on DVD: Massenet's Thaïs (November 29, 2005) Rachel Portman, The Little Prince (November 26, 2005) Andreas Scholl, Senesino Live (November 23, 2005) Béla Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle, Baltimore Symphony (November 22, 2005) Tippett's Midsummer Marriage, Lyric Opera of Chicago (November 21, 2005) Andreas Scholl, Arias for Senesino (November 21, 2005) Chabrier, L'Etoile (November 19, 2005) Tippett's Midsummer Marriage, Covent Garden (November 16, 2005) La Sonnambula, Baltimore Opera (November 14, 2005) Tamerlano-Alcina Double Bill in Paris (November 11, 2005) Salzburg Marionnettes, Magic Flute (November 9, 2005) Mini-Critic Goes to Porgy and Bess (November 6, 2005) Porgy and Bess, Washington National Opera (November 5, 2005) Richard Rodney Bennett, The Mines of Sulphur (November 4, 2005) Washington Concert Opera, Il Tabarro and Cavalleria Rusticana (November 1, 2005) The Châtelet Ring, Part 2, Robert Wilson (October 31, 2005) Cecilia Bartoli at the Kennedy Center (October 28, 2005) New Operas in the News (October 26, 2005) The Châtelet Ring, Part 1, Robert Wilson (October 25, 2005) Russian National Orchestra: Gordon Getty, Fall of the House of Usher (October 24, 2005) Strauss's Daphne, with Renée Fleming (October 20, 2005) Opera Bel Cantanti, La Fille du Régiment (October 18, 2005) Thyeste in Brussels (October 13, 2005) Dessay Shines in First Mélisande (October 13, 2005) Singers in the News (October 12, 2005) Opera on DVD: The Beggar's Opera (October 10, 2005) Isabel Mundry, Ein Atemzug — Die Odyssee in Berlin (October 7, 2005) Cecilia Bartoli, Opera Proibita (October 6, 2005) Hindemith's Cardillac in Paris (October 5, 2005) Doctor Atomic (October 4, 2005) Covent Garden, Maskarade (October 3, 2005) Opera Lafayette at Hillwood (October 2, 2005) Washington National Opera, Trilogy (October 1, 2005) Washington National Opera, I Vespri Siciliani (September 29, 2005) Garry Marshall's Grande-Duchesse (September 29, 2005) Countdown to Doctor Atomic (September 28, 2005) Hans Werner Henze's L'Upupa (September 26, 2005) The Chéreau Ring Cycle — Götterdämmerung (September 21, 2005) Renée Fleming, Sacred Songs (September 19, 2005) The Chéreau Ring Cycle — Siegfried (September 15, 2005) The Chéreau Ring Cycle — Die Walküre (September 14, 2005) Philip Glass, Waiting for the Barbarians (September 14, 2005) Dvořák's Rusalka (September 13, 2005) New Direction at the Opéra-Comique (September 12, 2005) The Chéreau Ring Cycle — Das Rheingold (September 7, 2005) Boulez Comes down from the Green Hill for Good (September 5, 2005) The Chéreau Ring Cycle - The Making of... (September 2, 2005) Summer Opera: Death of Klinghoffer (September 1, 2005) Callas's Jewels (August 27, 2005) Opera Preview, September 2005 (August 24, 2005) Summer Opera: Undertow (August 23, 2005) Summer Opera: The Tender Land at Bard (August 22, 2005) Summer Opera: La Cenerentola at Wolf Trap (August 21, 2005) Charles Mackerras at 80 (August 20, 2005) Summer Opera: Britten's Curlew River (August 20, 2005) Summer Opera: Blitzstein's Regina at Bard (August 18, 2005) Summer Opera: Rameau's Zoroastre in Drottningholm (August 17, 2005) Opera Preview, 2005–2006 (August 15, 2005) Summer Opera: The Ring in Seattle (August 15, 2005) Summer Opera: Mini-Critic Hears Brundibár (August 14, 2005) Summer Opera: Paul Bunyan (August 12, 2005) Summer Opera: Death in Venice at Glimmerglass (August 11, 2005) Saving the Drottningholm Court Theater (August 10, 2005) Dessay and Solfege (August 9, 2005) Summer Opera: Schreker's Die Gezeichneten (August 8, 2005) Summer Opera: Mattheson's Boris Goudenow (August 5, 2005) Summer Opera: Vanessa (August 3, 2005) Summer Opera: Ainadamar in Santa Fe (August 2, 2005) Summer Opera: La Bohème in Orange (August 1, 2005) News from Bayreuth (July 31, 2005) Summer Opera: Danielpour's Margaret Garner (July 28, 2005) Summer Opera: Sallinen's The Horseman (July 27, 2005) Summer Opera: Julie in Aix-en-Provence (July 26, 2005) Oh, Bwoonhilda, You're So Wovewy (July 25, 2005) Summer Opera: Lully's Isis (July 25, 2005) Summer Opera: Peter Grimes in Santa Fe (July 24, 2005) Summer Opera: Barber of Seville in Santa Fe (July 23, 2005) Ionarts at Santa Fe Opera (July 23, 2005) Summer Opera: Henze's L'Upupa (July 22, 2005) Summer Opera: Lucio Silla in Santa Fe (July 21, 2005) Summer Opera: The Ring in Pittsburgh (Part 2) (July 19, 2005) Summer Opera: The Ring in Pittsburgh (Part 1) (July 16, 2005) Summer Opera: J. C. Bach's Temistocle (July 13, 2005) Operas on Archiv (July 12, 2005) Summer Opera: Tristan in St. Petersburg (July 10, 2005) Summer Opera: Cherubini's Medea (July 5, 2005) Nicolas Joel Angling to Go to Paris? (July 3, 2005) Summer Opera: Gloriana in St. Louis (June 28, 2005) Do You Love Wagner? (June 27, 2005) Summer Opera: Elektra in Paris (June 22, 2005) Summer Opera: Die Frau ohne Schatten (June 21, 2005) Summer Opera: Love for Three Oranges (June 19, 2005) More Opera in the Summer (June 17, 2005) Summer Opera: Massenet's Cendrillon (June 16, 2005) Summer Opera: Braunfels and Grétry (June 12, 2005) Summer Opera: Respighi in Spoleto (June 11, 2005) Mi Chiamo Luisa Miller (June 10, 2005) Washington Concert Opera (June 9, 2005) Opera in the Summer 2005 (June 2, 2005) La Dessay Sings Again (June 1, 2005) Opera on DVD: Vivaldi's Orlando furioso (May 31, 2005) New Opera Houses (May 29, 2005) Turandot in the Stade de France (May 28, 2005) More on Janáček Operas in France (May 27, 2005) Glyndebourne Watch (May 24, 2005) Operetta Evening at the Austrian Embassy (May 22, 2005) Cavalli Comes Back in Munich (May 21, 2005) Makropoulos Affair in Lyon (May 20, 2005) Samson et Dalila at Washington National Opera (May 18, 2005) Shakespeare Opera Excerpts at Renwick Gallery (May 17, 2005) Olga Borodina (May 16, 2005) Sacchini's Œdipe à Colone (May 15, 2005) I Toschi (May 15, 2005) A Night at the Opera (May 5, 2005) Comédies-Ballets in Paris (May 5, 2005) Tales of Hoffmann in Baltimore (May 2, 2005) New Recording of Vivaldi's Bajazet (April 19, 2005) Tristan and Frontal Nudity (April 15, 2005) Opera in Russia (April 13, 2005) Esclarmonde, Part 2 (April 12, 2005) Tristan Watch in Paris (April 12, 2005) Massenet's Esclarmonde with Washington Concert Opera (April 10, 2005) Joan of Arc, Schiller, Russian, Tchaikovsky (April 7, 2005) Ioanna d'Arcova at Washington National Opera (Apri 2, 2005) La Freni: She's Got It Maid! (March 30, 2005) DG Originals: A Review (March 29, 2005) New Opera in Brussels: Julie (March 24, 2005) Albert Herring at Catholic University Opera Theatre (March 19, 2005) New Opera about Gertrude Stein (March 17, 2005) Nabucco on the Met Broadcast (March 13, 2005) Interviews with Teresa Berganza (March 9, 2005) Gergiev Conducts Otello in Paris (March 8, 2005) Renée Fleming at the Kennedy Center (February 25, 2005) Tristan in Geneva (February 23, 2005) A Singer to Watch: Sarah Connolly (February 23, 2005) Lully's Acis et Galatée (February 22, 2005) Christine Brewer at National Museum of Women in the Arts (February 17, 2005) New Opera on Richard III (February 13, 2005) Pelléas et Mélisande from the Met (February 5, 2005) Poppea in Paris, Again (February 5, 2005) Cunning Little Vixen in Berlin: Follow-Up (February 3, 2005) Schnittke's Gesualdo in Vienna (February 2, 2005) Photographs of Four Saints in Three Acts (February 1, 2005) Premiere of Democracy (January 29, 2005) Victoria de Los Angeles Dead at 81 (January 29, 2005) William Christie's Poppea in Lyon (January 28, 2005) Cunning Little Vixen in Berlin (January 28, 2005) Europa riconosciuta in Milan (January 27, 2005) Marc Minkowski's Magic Flute (January 26, 2005) Opera Lafayette (January 23, 2005) Les Violons du Roy at the Kennedy Center (January 23, 2005) Борис Годунов (Boris Godunov, Kirov Opera) (January 22, 2005) DVD: Des Contes d'Hoffman (January 21, 2005) Live Opera vs. Film (January 11, 2005) Aria on DVD (January 9, 2005) Productions Instead of Premieres (January 7, 2005) Opera and Egypt (January 3, 2005) Countertenors at the Met (January 1, 2005) Chopin's Last Concert in Paris (December 24, 2004) More on Viola's Tristan (December 23, 2004) Musical Comedy by Shostakovich? (December 22, 2004) Renata Tebaldi Soars above Her Last Finale (December 20, 2004) Britten's Midsummer Night's Dream (December 20, 2004) Interview with Ambassador William Christie (December 14, 2004) Round Table on Opera in the 21st Century (December 14, 2004) Online Opera Listening Kit (December 11, 2004) More on Bill Viola's Tristan und Isolde (December 10, 2004) More on Gérard Mortier at the Opéra de Paris (December 8, 2004) Gérard Mortier at Opéra de Paris (December 6, 2004) Auber's Haÿdée at the Théâtre impérial de Compiègne (December 5, 2004) New Season at Washington National Opera (December 3, 2004) Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth (December 2, 2004) Bill Viola's Tristan und Isolde (December 1, 2004) Follow-Up: Il Trovatore at Washington National Opera (November 30, 2004) Reopening of La Fenice in Venice (November 23, 2004) Flying Dutchman in San Francisco (November 17, 2004) Opera in the 20th Century (November 12, 2004) Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre in San Francisco (November 12, 2004) Dawn Upshaw in Carmélites (November 10, 2004) Kát'a Kabanová in Paris (November 9, 2004) Luisa Fernanda at Washington National Opera (November 8, 2004) Monteverdi's Orfeo in Tourcoing (November 6, 2004) Pelléas in Berlin (November 1, 2004) Il Trovatore at Washington National Opera (October 25, 2004) Monteverdi's Poppea in Paris (October 24, 2004) Opera by Film Directors (October 23, 2004) John Corigliano Lecture (October 19, 2004) Stockhausen's Licht Cycle (October 16, 2004) Opera Is Back in Toulouse (October 16, 2004) Opera in the 20th Century (October 14, 2004) Wagner's Das Rheingold in Chicago (October 13, 2004) Alessandra Marc at the National Gallery (October 12, 2004) Messiaen's Saint François in Paris (October 12, 2004) American Opera at the Renwick Gallery (October 11, 2004) Dame Felicity Lott Interview, Offenbach's La Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein (October 8, 2004) Rameau's Platée and Strauss's Daphne in New York (October 2, 2004) Martinů's The Greek Passion in London (October 1, 2004) Billy Budd at Washington National Opera (September 29, 2004) Hosokawa's Hanjo in Brussels (September 28, 2004) Andrea Chénier at Washington National Opera (September 24, 2004) Pelléas in Paris (September 21, 2004) Bartók's Bluebeard (September 20, 2004) New Opera Films (September 18, 2004) Andrea Chénier at Washington National Opera (September 9, 2004) Opera and the Arts Race (September 9, 2004) Das Rheingold on Original Instruments (August 24, 2004) Opera in Finland (August 20, 2004) Richard Rodney Bennett's Opera (August 17, 2004) Opera in the 20th Century (August 16, 2004) New Opera about Guantánamo Bay, Cuba (August 12, 2004) Michael Nyman, Man and Boy: Dada (August 9, 2004) Dialogues des Carmélites, Opera International (August 6, 2004) Dog Sculptures in Bayreuth (August 4, 2004) Preview of the Opera Season, 2004–2005 (August 4, 2004) La Bohème at Wolf Trap (August 2, 2004) Leoš Janáček (August 2, 2004) Strauss's Capriccio at the Palais Garnier, Paris (July 11, 2004) Nabucco on the Met Broadcast (April 20, 2004) Some Thoughts on the Washington Opera (April 14, 2004) Die Walküre on the Met Broadcast (April 7, 2004) Das Rheingold on the Met Broadcast (March 25, 2004) Millennium Wagner Opera Company at the Cosmos Club (March 18, 2004) Les Arts Florissants at the Kennedy Center (February 4 and 5, 2004) Werther at the Met (January 11, 2004) Tuning in to Opera (January 10, 2004) Opera and the Way Things Should Be (December 28, 2003) Opening of La Fenice (December 19, 2003) La Juive and, Once Again, Proust (December 15, 2003) Saving the Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (December 4, 2003) La Juive at the Met (November 15, 2003) INTERVIEW: Wagner in Washington (Part 6 of 6) (September 30, 2003) INTERVIEW: Wagner in Washington (Part 5 of 6) (September 29, 2003) INTERVIEW: Wagner in Washington (Part 4 of 6) (September 28, 2003) INTERVIEW: Wagner in Washington (Part 3 of 6) (September 23, 2003) INTERVIEW: Wagner in Washington (Part 2 of 6) (September 21, 2003) INTERVIEW: Wagner in Washington (Part 1 of 6) (September 20, 2003) Albéniz the Opera Composer (August 25, 2003) Wagner Festival in Washington? (August 19, 2003) Bayreuth, Anyone? (August 12, 2003) Der Ring at Bayreuth Festival (August 5, 2003)